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Letter to the Editor: Feeling the call to school board service

As a former teacher and coach in the Wood County School system for over 30 years, I paid attention to the issues, challenges, and activities of our school system, some of which concern me. Over the years, I have worked with many outstanding education and sports professionals, however, it is ...

Letter to the Editor: Trump/Biden cognitive ability – Part 1

While waiting for the SCOTUS ruling on immunity defense, I thought readers would like comments on the candidates’ cognitive abilities. I need to establish my credentials. I am 77, and a year ago I took a 40-minute neuropsychological cognitive test. It matched similar test results six years ...

Letter to the Editor: Joe Biden not fit for presidency

We need a president of the United States who can walk and talk at the same time. Never mind chewing gum. Not someone like Joe Biden, who is right now about two steps out of a nursing home or dementia center. I am not trying to be cruel, but that is the situation we as a nation are faced with. ...

Letter to the Editor: Gun grabbers seeking victory

Mexico has recently filed a lawsuit in U.S. federal court to give them and their allies in the United Nations control over U.S. gun laws. The lawsuit is against Smith and Wesson, Beretta, Colt, Ruger and other gun manufacturers for Mexico’s own failure to control their own violent drug ...

Letter to the Editor: Retirees forgotten

Gov. Justice just announced another surplus and can’t decide what they are going to do with it. I retired in 1997 from Wood County Schools after serving as teacher, principal and assistant superintendent for almost 40 years. My state pension today is the same as it was in 1997 when I ...

Letter to the Editor: Support Glenn Elliott

I just received a 4-page letter from the governor of West Virginia, who is requesting money so he can be elected to the United States Senate. He says he is ready to roll up his sleeves and work for the people as he always has. Really, I have lived in this state all the years he has been ...